Twenty-fifth anniversary;

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HASKINS & SELLS
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
NEW YORK LOS ANGELES
CHICAGO NEW ORLEANS
PHILADELPHIA BULLETIN SEATTLE
DETROIT KANSAS CITY
CLEVELAND DENVER
BOSTON ATLANTA
ST. LOUIS TULSA
BALTIMORE WATERTOWN
PITTSBURGH LONDON
SAN FRANCISCO SHANGHAI
VOL. III N E W Y O R K , M A R C H , 1920 No. 3
The Twenty-fifth Anniversary
THE close of business March 3, 1920,
marked the end of the first quarter cen­tury
in the life of Haskins & Sells. March
4, 1895, saw its inception.
On the occasion of the twenty-fifth an­niversary,
it is perhaps fitting that we
should pause and reflect and record some
of the firm's history in this number of the
BULLETIN.
The span of twenty-five years has been
marked by many changes. Much history
has been made. The country has passed
through periods both of elevation and de­pression.
The whole economic aspect has
been changed by the Great War. Ideas,
relations, outlook, have all been transmuted
by the fierce fires of the gigantic struggle.
Altogether, however, the span has been
marked by progress.
The profession of accountancy has not
failed to keep pace with the general for­ward
movement. In 1895, not a single
state had recognized the profession. To­day,
only two states have failed to pass
laws accrediting the public accountant. His
duties and responsibilities have increased
both in number and scope. Education has
come to be generally recognized as a pre­requisite
of his calling.
The firm of Haskins & Sells, from its
humble beginning at No. 2 Nassau Street,
New York, has grown into an organization
international in its activities. An executive
office and twenty practice offices, all occupy­ing
about thirty-three thousand feet of floor
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space, are now required to give the neces­sary
attention to clients. The members of
the firm number fifteen. There are twenty-six
managers and assistant managers. The
staff is comprised of four hundred and
forty-two accountants, who are carefully
selected and as carefully instructed and
trained in the firm's traditions, ideals and
technique. There are one hundred and
forty-two secretarial, clerical and other em­ployes.
The total is six hundred and
twenty-five.
Whatever measure of success this may
be adjudged is due to cooperative devotion
to the tenets of the profession. To serve
the public skillfully, faithfully, and with
satisfaction in matters of accounting has
been the ambition of the firm.
To acknowledge no failures would be
lacking in conscience and foolhardy. Mis­takes
there have been and some painful.
But mistakes are human and are forgiven
if they are not the result of wrong motives.
It is therefore pleasant to look back over
the period and regard the consideration
with which our friends and clients have
received our efforts to serve them. It is
stimulating to realize what their confidence
has meant. It makes us wish for its con­tinuance
in the future.
If the occasion of a twenty-fifth anniver­sary
is an appropriate time for resolutions,
we are prompted to take this occasion to
dedicate our best efforts to greater service
in the years to come.